Rheidae
| Rheids | |
|---|---|
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| Greater rhea, Rhea americana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
| Clade: | Notopalaeognathae |
| Order: | Rheiformes Forbes, 1884 |
| Family: | Rheidae Bonaparte, 1849[1] |
| Type species | |
| Rhea americana Linnaeus, 1758
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| Genera | |
Rheidae is a family of flightless ratite birds which first appeared during the Paleocene epoch. It is today represented by the sole living genus Rhea, but also contains several extinct genera.[2]
Taxonomy
Rheiformes Forbes 1884[3][4]
- †Opisthodactylidae Ameghino 1895
- †Diogenornis fragilis de Alvarenga 1983 (Late Paleocene) – rheid?
- †Opisthodactylus Ameghino 1895 (Miocene) – rheid?
- †O. patagonicus Ameghino 1895
- †O. horacioperezi Agnolin & Chafrat 2015
- Rheidae Bonaparte 1853
- †Protorhea azarae Moreno & Mercerat 1891
- †Heterorhea dabbenei Rovereto 1914 (Pliocene)
- †Hinasuri nehuensis Tambussi 1995
- Rhea Brisson 1760 [Rhea Moehring 1758 nomen dubium; Pterocnemia Gray 1870; Toujou Lacépède 1801; Tujus Rafinesque 1815]
- †R. fossilis Moreno & Mercerat 1891
- †R. mesopotamica (Agnolín & Noriega 2012) [Pterocnemia mesopotamica Agnolín & Noriega 2012]
- †R. pampeana Moreno & Mercerat 1891
- †R. subpampeana Moreno & Mercerat 1891
- R. americana (Linnaeus 1758) [Struthio americanus Linnaeus 1758; Struthio camelus americanus (Linnaeus 1758)] (Greater Rhea)
- R. a. albescens Lynch & Holmberg 1878
- R. a. americana (Linnaeus 1758)
- R. a. araneipes Brodkorb 1938
- R. a. intermedia Rothschild & Chubb 1914
- R. a. nobilis Brodkorb 1939
- R. pennata d'Orbigny 1834 [Rhea darwinii Gould 1837; Rhea macrorhyncha; Pterocnemia pennata (d'Orbigny 1834); Pterocnemia darwinii (Gould 1837); Rhea nana; Struthio rhea] (Lesser Rhea)
- R. p. pennata d'Orbigny 1834 [Pterocnemia pennata pennata (d'Orbigny 1834)] (Darwin's Rhea)
- R. p. garleppi (Chubb 1913) [Pterocnemia tarapacensis garleppi; Pterocnemia pennata garleppi Chubb 1913]
- R. p. tarapacensis (Chubb 1913) [Pterocnemia pennata tarapacensis Chubb 1913; Rhea tarapacensis tarapacensis] (Puna Rhea)
References
- ^ Brands, Sheila (August 14, 2008). "Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification, Family Rheidae". Project: The Taxonomicon. Retrieved Feb 4, 2009.
- ^ Mayr, G. (2009). Paleogene fossil birds. Springer.
- ^ Mikko's Phylogeny Archive [1] Haaramo, Mikko (2007). "PALEOGNATHIA - paleognathous modern birds". Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Paleofile.com (net, info) [2]. "Taxonomic lists- Aves". Retrieved 30 December 2015.
